How Many People Are Named Carmine?
An estimated 8,068 people in the United States have the first name Carmine. It is predominantly male (96.6%). The average bearer is 42 years old, and Carmine peaked in popularity in 2006 with 267 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carmine as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carmine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Carmine is overwhelmingly male, 481 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,068
About 1 in 42,483 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.6% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
2006
267 births
Total Registered
14,216
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carmine
Carmine is predominantly male (96.6%), though 481 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carmine as a male name
Ranked #1,097 in 2024
196 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (262 births)
Carmine as a female name
Ranked #13,762 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1918 (13 births)
Carmine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carmine span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,211 babies were registered. While Carmine is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carmine by Decade
How has Carmine tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carmine by State
Birth registrations for Carmine span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri. On average, about 459 Carmines were registered per state.
Carmine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carmine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carmine
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carmine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carmine?
We estimate approximately 8,068 people named Carmine are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 42,483 Americans share this first name.
Is Carmine a common name?
Carmine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,216 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carmine most popular?
Carmine reached peak popularity in 2006, when 267 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carmine is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carmine a male name?
Carmine is predominantly male. 96.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carmine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carmine Smith, Carmine Johnson, Carmine Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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